Toy swing



(No Model.)

D.L.KEELER.

TOY SWING.

No. 449,938. Patented Apr. '7, 1891.

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ATTORNEYS UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE;

DAVID L. KEELER, OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.

TOY SWING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 449,938, dated April 7,1891. Application filed September 24, 1890. Serial No. 366,038. (Nomodel.)

f0 all whom it may concern: V

Be it known that I, DAVID L. KEELER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Grand Rapids, in the county of Kent and State of 7 Michigan,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toy Swings; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same. i

My invention relates to a toy swing; and it consists in theconstruction, combination, and arrangement of the parts hereinafterdescribed, and pointed out in the claims, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, wherein-- Figure 1 is a perspective of a deviceembodying my invention, and Figs. 2 and 3 detached details. l

A represents a table or board to which the device is attached.

The structure is preferably of wire, and has a frame formed of a singlecontinuous piece of wire bent at right angles at various points to form,respectively, the side posts B B, top 13', and bottom B, the parts beingsecured together by a band or coil 0 Where they branch apart to form abase or foot portion for supporting the swing in its vertical position,and have the portions B B at an angle to B" and B B parallel to B", butat an angle to B B downwardly-bent portions B B and return bent portionsB B", laterallyextended portions B B having loops B B underneath thetable, thereby forming a spring-clamp for attaching the swing to thetable and causing it to retain its upright position. The swing is formedof two Wires F E, bentin the form of a pendent loop, attached to top Bat their upper ends and held in contact by bands G G, and separatedbelow bands G to form the seat F. Bands G may be permanently attached,but bands G are loose and free to move on the wires. The

top B has two bends where the top of the swing is attached.

When used as a dollswin g, the doll is seated upon the seat, bands G mayhe slid upward, the wires F E separated above G, and the arms of thedoll inserted between the wires between the bands. Bands G, being thenslid downward, bind the arms of the doll in the swing in the naturalposition.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Let ers Patent, is

1. In a toy swing, and in combination with a swinging frame, 'astationary frame for the swinging frame, composed of a wire having arectangular upright portion in which the swing vibrates, and at the footthereof a laterally-projecting foot portion bent to form aspring-clamping device forattachingthe same to a board or table,substantially as set forth.

2. In a toy swing, in combination with a suitable supporting-frame, aswinging frame attached to the supporting-frame, composed of the pairedrods E and F, separated at their lower end to form a seat and providedwith bands G G and G G, arranged substantially as described, and for thepurposes set forth.

3. In a toy swing, a stationary frame composed of wire, consisting of arectangular upright frame Within which the swinging frame is suspendedto vibrate freely and provided with an integral laterally-proj ectingfoot consisting of the branching portions B E 13 13 downwardly-bentportions 13 B rearwardlybent portions 13 B, and laterally-bent portionsB 13, provided with loops B 13 whereby said foot portion formsaspring-clamp for supporting the said frame in its vertical position,substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

DAVID L. KEELER.

WVitnesses:

DENNIS L. RoeERs, LUTHER V. MoULroN.

